Mushy peas - with mint or without?
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Mushy peas - with mint or without?
There are some recipes for mushy peas with fresh peas, garlic, onion and mint. I am not sure about the mint.
The other method is standard mushy peas (i.e. a tin). No fancy additions.
Has anyone had minty mushy peas? I might add mint to half the peas just to try it out......
The other method is standard mushy peas (i.e. a tin). No fancy additions.
Has anyone had minty mushy peas? I might add mint to half the peas just to try it out......
Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
Nooooo - definitely no mint! Not for me anyway! I only eat mushy peas with either battered fish and chips or a cheese and onion pie and mint just doesn't go with either of them.
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Husband isn't keen. He likes his mushy peas to be traditional, and vinegar only on the chips. No fancy tartare sauce rubbish.
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Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
I think it would depend on what i was having the peas with. Lamb chops, yes to mint, but not if I was having it with fish.
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Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
I came to mushy peas late in life
As far as I’m concerned mushy peas are made with dried marrow fat peas, and usually canned as they take long cooking
Anything made with fresh or frozen peas is just a way of serving peas as a side dish.
But I have noticed that many aficionados of mushy peas likel to add a few drops of vinegar on the plate, and I know some people take that up a notch and add a dribble of mint sauce instead
As far as I’m concerned mushy peas are made with dried marrow fat peas, and usually canned as they take long cooking
Anything made with fresh or frozen peas is just a way of serving peas as a side dish.
But I have noticed that many aficionados of mushy peas likel to add a few drops of vinegar on the plate, and I know some people take that up a notch and add a dribble of mint sauce instead
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Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
Have to admit that I have never, ever tried mushy peas. Not a Kentish thing, I imagine.
I think they´d be rather nice with mint, however!
I think they´d be rather nice with mint, however!
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We have a ‘hipster’ chippy in Manchester that does minted mushy peas. I was sceptical at first, but they’re lovely https://www.dropbox.com/s/jwdow1vhyc7z5i2/the-hip-hop-chip-shop-ancoats-main-menu.pdf
Here is a photo of my vegan ‘fish’ and chips https://www.instagram.com/p/Btlx62pHjPF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link they were delicious, but a very rare treat since I had my gallbladder removed a couple of years ago!
Here is a photo of my vegan ‘fish’ and chips https://www.instagram.com/p/Btlx62pHjPF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link they were delicious, but a very rare treat since I had my gallbladder removed a couple of years ago!
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To Me that's a pea purée rather than mushy peas. I don't really like mushy peas, but love peas puréed with mint. Used to be an ubiquitous starter everywhere with scallops and black pudding, either that or with cauliflower purée
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Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
I am an immigrant to the East Midlands, (33 years now) and mint sauce is generally served with peas here.
I'm easy, with or without is fine.
I'm easy, with or without is fine.
Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
Amyw wrote:To Me that's a pea purée rather than mushy peas.
To us Northerners, they're perfect mushy peas!
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I've never "got" mint with mushy peas - it just ain't right. Vinegar yes, but mint? Now, if one is talking peas straight from the pod (or Bird's Eye frozen Petit Pois) mint works fine, although still not with cod or haddock. With plaice maybe?
Talking of vegan battered fish, there's a Youtube somewhere of a tofu "fillet" sandwiched in between nori seaweed sheets representing the skin (to add flavour of course), then battered etc as usual. I can't remember if plain or silken tofu so will have to try to find it again.
Talking of vegan battered fish, there's a Youtube somewhere of a tofu "fillet" sandwiched in between nori seaweed sheets representing the skin (to add flavour of course), then battered etc as usual. I can't remember if plain or silken tofu so will have to try to find it again.
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jeral wrote:I've never "got" mint with mushy peas - it just ain't right. Vinegar yes, but mint? Now, if one is talking peas straight from the pod (or Bird's Eye frozen Petit Pois) mint works fine, although still not with cod or haddock. With plaice maybe?
Talking of vegan battered fish, there's a Youtube somewhere of a tofu "fillet" sandwiched in between nori seaweed sheets representing the skin (to add flavour of course), then battered etc as usual. I can't remember if plain or silken tofu so will have to try to find it again.
Jeral, when I’ve had tofish, it has been the firm stuff. Don’t think the texture of silken would be right.
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Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
Mushy peas - no mint.
Pea puree with lamb - mint.
It might be that I associate mushy peas with simpler times of food back in the Black Country. They go with either Battered fish n chips, or faggots, both with lots of vinegar and bread and butter. Always made from dried marrow fats, and bubbled on low most of the day
Pea puree with lamb - mint.
It might be that I associate mushy peas with simpler times of food back in the Black Country. They go with either Battered fish n chips, or faggots, both with lots of vinegar and bread and butter. Always made from dried marrow fats, and bubbled on low most of the day
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Don't like mushy peas, even though I am a Northerner. Black peas with vinegar are even more YUK!
Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
wargarden wrote:mushy peas are yuk mint or no mint.
In your opinion - which you are perfectly entitled to have, of course.
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Re: Mushy peas - with mint or without?
I would say proper mushy peas - using marrowfats-no mint and no vinegar for me thanks. Fresh or frozen pea puree with fresh mint served with lamb - yes please.
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